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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2008, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (432), and casualties fell from 597.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,558 collisions in Sevenoaks.

Collisions in 2008
361
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
501
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight32089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious408%
  • Slight45791%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 361, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025265347
2024237332
2023270393
2022277376
2021285386
2020253343
2019274375
2018307452
2017354531
2016366523
2015380523
2014385547
2013397539
2012393554
2011340490
2010360484
2009377513
2008361501
2007432597
2006351510
2005430598
2004457623
2003450606
2002524736
2001531752
2000521719
1999473665
1998493705
1997486642
1996456632
1995433587
1994443581
1993471667
1992433626
1991407573
1990489677
1989403532
1988326437
1987400536
1986459645
1985481645
1984548712
1983466606
1982561769
1981588792
1980626904
1979539740

When and where crashes happen in Sevenoaks in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (19%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.4%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March28 (7.8%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May30 (8.3%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September30 (8.3%)
  • October35 (9.7%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (67%)
  • Wet or damp112 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (37%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph66 (18%)
  • 70 mph125 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (36%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 2072 (14%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (69%)
  • Passenger122 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sevenoaks

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sevenoaks ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2008.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2008

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2008, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2008

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2008: 89, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258914619
2ndA25375115
3rdA20243112
4thA224202503
5thA225172402
6thM20152302
7thB2026131602
8thA21111200
9thB258111400
10thB2696702
11thM2661102
12thB20274402
13thA2333800
14thB20423401
15thB21733301
16thB21762300
17thB2451100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2008

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 49.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2008

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2008: 79.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years